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Fact Check-SARS-CoV-2 virus began mutating prior to mass vaccine rollouts - Reuters

Fact Check-SARS-CoV-2 virus began mutating prior to mass vaccine rollouts - Reuters

Fact Check-SARS-CoV-2 virus began mutating prior to mass vaccine rollouts - Reuters
Jul 23, 2021 51 secs

SARS-CoV-2 variants are not caused by vaccines and numerous Variants of Concern (VOC) were detected prior to mass rollouts of vaccines, despite suggestions to the contrary online.

Meanwhile, another user on Instagram screenshotted an article regarding Delta variant cases in school-age children and claimed that “mass vaccination during a pandemic puts pressure of the virus to mutate and become more infectious.”.

The Delta variant, which was first detected in India, was designated a VOC in April 2021 (here).

However, it was not caused by mass rollouts of vaccines, which began largely from the start of 2021.

The vaccines have also not caused the virus itself to mutate.

“For the most part, the coronavirus vaccines reduce the risk of getting infected, and with fewer infections, there is less replicating virus so the chance of producing new variants decreases as well,” she added.

Reuters previously addressed the claim that variants have been caused by COVID-19 vaccines (here) and claims that the Delta variant only affects early age groups (here).

Vaccines have not caused the emergence of variants.

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